Woman Faints After 140 Lashes Under Aceh Sharia Law
In Aceh province, Indonesia, a couple was recently caned 140 times each for engaging in premarital sex and consuming alcohol, representing a severe punishment under the region’s sharia law. The public flogging took place in a public park, witnessed by many, and the woman had to be taken away in an ambulance after fainting. This marks one of the most severe punishments since sharia law was implemented in 2001, and the couple was among a group of six individuals punished for violating Islamic codes.
John Q. Hosedrinker